# Getting \[object\]\[object\] in some translations

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** translation\
**Created:** [2015年十一月18日 10:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743 "2015-11-18T10:41:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Aymane\_Shuichi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/aymane_shuichi/32/63024_2.png) [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月18日 10:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743/1 "2015-11-18T10:41:48Z")

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Hi,  
This bug appeared when I installed Discourse on my server yesterday. I didn’t face it when I installed it locally 2 days ago.  
When changing to Arabic locale, I get this bug

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/f/7f7b8322263dd02c3e02fa86764aedb5772f5f52.png)

For the categories new, undread & last, I’m getting [object][object].  
Did you push some arabic translation recently ?

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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月18日 11:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743/2 "2015-11-18T11:06:37Z")

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> [@1.5.0.beta5 - Existing translation was ignored and overwritten with placeholders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-5-0-beta5-existing-translation-was-ignored-and-overwritten-with-placeholders/35734/5):
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> As @fefrei said, you are not on beta, so you should expect certain things to break now and then. The locale files still contain obsolete translations which are causing this glitch. This will fix itself within the next few days. It needs a complete translation round-trip: upload of the current English locale files to Transifex optional: give translators a chance to translate the new pluralized strings download the translated locale files from Transifex That’s how it usually works. But in th…

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**Author:** ![Aymane\_Shuichi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/aymane_shuichi/32/63024_2.png) [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月18日 11:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743/3 "2015-11-18T11:12:41Z")

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> [@gerhard](#):
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> This will fix itself within the next few days

What do you mean ? without rebuild or upgrade ?

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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月18日 11:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743/4 "2015-11-18T11:18:25Z")

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You’ll need to update when the translations in Discourse contain the new pluralized strings. This can take a few days. Please be patient.

My suggestion: Don’t use tests-passed unless you can live with small problems like that.

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月18日 11:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-object-object-in-some-translations/35743/5 "2015-11-18T11:32:37Z")

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